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Table 1 Anthropometric parameters and MetS criteria among study subjects (n = 123)

From: The contribution of FTO rs9939609 and RETN rs1862513 polymorphisms in predisposing resettled indigenous (Orang Asli) Temiar to metabolic syndrome

Variables

MetS

(n = 49)

Non-MetS

(n = 74)

P value*

Age

38.61 ± 12.65

35.04 ± 14.25

0.025

Time of birth

  

0.073

 Before relocation

14 (28.6)

33 (44.6)

 

 After relocation

35 (71.4)

41 (55.4)

 

Height (cm)

149.77 ± 18.2

153.87 ± 13.03

0.152

Weight (kg)

62.24 ± 14.07

60.38 ± 13.38

0.460

BMI (kg/m2)

31.56 ± 4.14

22.51 ± 3.19

 < 0.001

WC (cm)

91.46 ± 12.89

74.91 ± 8.3

 < 0.001

Systolic BP (mmHg)

136.98 ± 21.23

126.67 ± 18.15

0.005

Diastolic BP (mmHg)

90.37 ± 13.1

81.33 ± 11.28

 < 0.001

Fasting blood glucose (mmol/L)

7.214 ± 3.37

5.62 ± 2.02

0.001

Fasting triglyceride (mmol/L)

1.86 ± 0.63

1.29 ± 0.2

 < 0.001

Fasting HDL-C (mmol/L)

0.94 ± 0.35

1.42 ± 0.23

 < 0.001

  1. *P value < 0.05 is considered statistically significant based on independent t test/Chi-square